Grenfell, six months on
‘We’ll live with this a long time’
As the catastrophic fire recedes from the immediate moment, survivors and locals take stock and share their hopes and fears for the future
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Clouds over Chris Froome
The British rider’s world has not fallen in following revelations of his failed drugs test but he will start next season embroiled in controversy, writes Sean Ingle
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Land of extreme poverty
The UN’s Philip Alston wants to know why 41m Americans are living in poverty. We travelled with him into the dark heart of the world’s richest nation
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Scary, nasty and armed
When I caught up with the defeated Republican politician Roy Moore in Alabama in 2006, he filled me in on the law, the Lord and an unexpected British connection, writes Stephen Bates
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Return of the Jedi
Luke Skywalker is back in The Last Jedi – and it’s a triumphant return. The Star Wars actor Mark Hamill recalls snogging Carrie Fisher on the set of the original movie
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RU alt-right, hun?
Cold Christmas for the far right
Unloved, unwanted and with no lucrative media jobs to go to, Nigel Farage, Milo Yiannopoulos and Katie Hopkins are sure to be finding this time of year difficult
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How very 2017
The trial by media of Keaton Jones
A viral video of 11-year-old Keaton Jones crying about being bullied was picked up by mainstream media – sparking more bullying, this time on a global scale
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Attack the blocks
Brutalist treasures under threat
As London’s Robin Hood Gardens is destroyed, we look at some cherished examples of modernist architecture from the 50s, 60s and 70s
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‘Machu Picchu is rubble’
Readers on overrated tourist sights
As a new zoo in China leaves visitors underwhelmed, we asked you about the tourist attractions you found a letdown
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